Portal:Current events/2022 July 21

July 21, 2022 (Thursday)

Business and economy

2021–2022 inflation surge
- The central bank of Japan raises its inflation forecast and reduces fiscal year expectations while maintaining ultra-low interest rates, saying that the economy was primarily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. (CNBC)
- The European Central Bank raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points for the first time since 2011 in order to combat inflation in the EU which increased to 8.6% last month. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

2022 Pakistan floods
- At least 304 people are killed after five weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods in Pakistan. (AP)
Taiwan reports a record temperature of 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) in Yuli. However, this measurement is not officially recognized by Taiwanese authorities because it was reported by an automated station. (Taiwan News) (CNA Taiwan)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
    - President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19. (NBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
  - Tokyo reports a record 31,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Nikkei Asia)
Holocene extinction
- Conservation-reliant species
  - An An, the world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, dies at Ocean Park Hong Kong aged 35. An An was a key part of the conservation activities for giant pandas. (RTHK)
- The monarch butterfly is added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to its endangered species list because of rapidly decreasing population numbers. (AP)
The United States reports its first case of polio since 2013 in an unvaccinated person from Rockland County, New York. (NBC News)

Law and crime

2022 New York gubernatorial election
- A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States. Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody. (WIVB-TV)
A police officer, a civilian, and 16 suspected gang members are killed during an operation against organized crime in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Infobae)
The Ministry of Justice of Russia opens a court case to close the Jewish Agency for Israel, the main agency allowing the aliyah of Jews to Israel. Israel condemns the court case, claiming it is a response to Israel's stance on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (BBC News)

Politics and elections